When You're The NHL's Biggest 'Disaster'
Summary
TLDRThe Vancouver Canucks have undergone a remarkable transformation over the past year, going from an underperforming team filled with locker room issues to a potential Stanley Cup contender in 2024. Under new head coach Rick Tocchet's leadership, the Canucks have become the top offensive team in the NHL, facilitated by a dynamic rush attack led by Quinn Hughes and an aggressive forecheck system. With elite goaltending from Thatcher Demko and a newfound team chemistry, Vancouver looks poised to make a deep playoff run if they can maintain their high level of play.
Takeaways
- 😀 The Vancouver Canucks have gone from disaster to potential Stanley Cup contender in one year under new coach Rick Tocchet
- 👍 Tocchet's system benefits the Canucks' personnel and has them playing great offense
- ⚡ Quinn Hughes' skating and vision helps the Canucks create offense off the rush
- 🚨 The Canucks have the best offense in the NHL and lead the league in goals for
- 🏒 Their aggressive forecheck creates chaos and leads to turnovers in the offensive zone
- 🥅 Thatcher Demko's stellar goaltending has helped cover any defensive breakdowns
- 🏋️♂️ The Canucks are relentless on the forecheck and have teams on their heels
- 🔁 Crisscrossing scissor plays create space for Hughes and others to operate on offense
- 📈 In their last 9 games, the Canucks have only trailed for 53 seconds
- 🏆 After being a joke last year, the Canucks are now serious Stanley Cup contenders
Q & A
Who was named the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks?
-Rick Toet was named the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.
How did the Vancouver Canucks perform in the NHL season prior to Rick Toet's coaching?
-Before Rick Toet's coaching, the Vancouver Canucks were considered a complete disaster, with a season marked by internal conflicts among players, dejected superstars, and mismanagement.
What significant turnaround did the Vancouver Canucks achieve under Rick Toet's coaching?
-Under Rick Toet's coaching, the Vancouver Canucks experienced a remarkable turnaround, becoming a top contender in the NHL and potentially vying for the Stanley Cup.
What makes the Vancouver Canucks' offense stand out in the NHL?
-The Vancouver Canucks' offense stands out due to their leading position in goals scored, excelling in creating offense from the rush and maintaining zone pressure.
How does Quinn Hughes contribute to the Canucks' success?
-Quinn Hughes contributes significantly to the Canucks' success with his ability to initiate breakouts, create space, and facilitate offensive plays, making it difficult for opponents to pressure them.
What offensive strategy do the Canucks employ that resembles the Colorado team's approach?
-The Canucks employ an aggressive forechecking strategy with a 2-1-2 setup, reminiscent of the Colorado team that won the Stanley Cup, leveraging speed to create chaos and opportunities.
How does the Canucks' shooting percentage off the rush compare to the rest of the league?
-The Canucks lead the league with an extraordinary 22% shooting percentage off the rush, significantly higher than the second-best team's 13.3%.
What defensive tactics contribute to the Canucks' offensive success?
-The Canucks' defensive tactics include effective backchecking and creating turnovers in all three zones, which facilitates rapid transitions to offense.
What is unique about the Canucks' offensive zone strategy?
-The Canucks' offensive zone strategy is characterized by high levels of creativity and motion, including a scissor play that creates space and scoring opportunities, making their attack highly effective.
How has Thatcher Demko's performance impacted the Canucks' success?
-Thatcher Demko has significantly impacted the Canucks' success, becoming the fastest goalie in franchise history to reach 25 wins, recording five shutouts, and providing crucial saves during breakdowns.
Outlines
😀 Canucks' Remarkable Turnaround Under New Coach
The first paragraph provides background on the Vancouver Canucks' struggles last season that led to firing their coach and hiring Rick Tocchet as the new head coach this season. It highlights how in just one year, Tocchet has transformed the team into a Stanley Cup contender atop the NHL standings.
😲 Canucks' Dangerous Offense Through Rushes and Forechecking
The second paragraph analyzes the Canucks' league-leading offense, crediting their ability to quickly transition from defense to offense and their aggressive forechecking style. It details how their speed and puck support allows them to create many rush chances.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Rick toet
💡Stanley Cup Contender
💡Quinn Hughes
Highlights
First significant research finding
Introduction of new theoretical framework
Notable contribution to field
Transcripts
huge news over the weekend it's been a
long time coming one of the strangest
and probably most disrespectful things
we've ever seen in the league that kxs
they let Bruce buau twist in the wind uh
they finally let him go they hired Rick
toet named him the coach on Sunday he's
the 21st head coach in franchise history
almost exactly a year ago the Vancouver
Canucks were a complete disaster after
the first half of the Season that saw
players turn on each other superstars
completely dejected and a total
mismanagement of a beloved coach the
Canucks were a circus that was to be
inherited by Coach Rick toet fast
forward exactly 1 year later and that
same team finds themselves on top of the
NHL I never saw this coming but a lot
has changed both on and off the ice to
make this team a potential Stanley Cup
Contender as this video is being made
the Vancouver connects are on top the
NHL and depending on where you live in
Canada there's an argument that they are
the team to beat coming out of the West
whatever your opinion is on that the
truth remains that this conu team has
become a juggernaut the kucks have been
one of if not the biggest surprise of
the 2024 NHL season what was initially
thought to just be a hot start has fully
turned into a threat that is here to
stay so how did they go from a full-on
circus disaster to potential Stanley Cup
contender in one year Well Rick toet has
invigorated this team but tactically
he's got them playing a system that
benefits their Personnel let's start
with what they do better than anyone
else in the league and that's create
offense the Canucks are the best
offensive team in the NHL as they rank
first in goals 4 and it's because of two
reasons one how they facilitate off the
rush and two how they maintain Zone
pressure the kcks are a team that always
want to keep you on their heels in all
three zones they want to turn defense
into offense quickly and having a weapon
like Quinn Hughes makes it really easy
teams have trouble pressuring the
Canucks on the 4 check or stuff in them
in the neutral zone because they simply
can't keep up with Hughes and how the
Canucks like to spread out when you have
a player like Hughes who can
single-handedly break out the puck with
his legs or Vision it opens up all kinds
of options for the Canucks to attack on
the rush take this play here against the
Oilers as the Canucks look to counter
Hughes doesn't like what he sees so he
curls back instead of forcing a play he
gives his teammates a chance to spread
out and head north the Oilers scramble
to get into their one 122 structure and
Hugh sends a bullet up the middle to
besser and with one pass the Canucks
have an odd man rush in their favor when
Hughes has possession the Canucks have
the green light from toet to spread out
and be ready for a potential stretch
pass or a long flip at the same time
this Canucks team understands when to
stay close and provide support on the
defensive side of the puck for them to
begin on offense watch here as Edington
looks to enter the Zone but look at the
level of support Vancouver has with all
five guys snuffing out the rush Quinn
Hughes steps up to take his man a loose
Puck seemingly finds it way to Edmonton
but because Miller is there for support
a perfect stick lift gives Hughes a lane
and then just fantastic awareness for
Hughes to feel the pressure and give it
back to Miller to start the rush the
other way now enter their Rush game
looking at the numbers they are on a
lucky run in terms of shooting
percentage according to Mike Kelly on
Twitter the Canucks are first in the
league shooting a ridiculous 22% off the
rush the second best team in the league
comes around 133% they may be getting a
lot of Puck luck but their process is
what's allowing them to produce at such
a high clip aside from Quinn Hughes
doing Quin Hughes things to Spring a
rush the entire conu roster is
manufacturing turnovers in all three
zones to create a rush chance here in
the defensive Zone Nashville threatens
with a rush chance of their own but
julson takes a fantastic angle off here
and he's able to close the gap rather
quickly Vancouver once again has the
proper support on the back pressure as
soon as they get possession mckv and Pon
head north and a composed play by Suter
instantly creates a rush chance for
Vancouver where the skill of Alias Pon
can be used effectively then again in
the neutral zone Vancouver continues to
Hound the puck carrier with back
pressure and force a turnover Garland
attacks the middle and will kick this
back out wide to drive the net and even
though the Canucks are outnumbered on
this Rush a perfect passing play leads
to a goal now is that type of play going
to go in every time no the shooting
percentage will likely regress but with
toet and the Canucks like to see is the
process process of backchecking creating
turnovers and then taking that Puck and
attacking instantly off the rush it's
these tiny little details on the
defensive side of the puck that end up
rewarding Vancouver for their work when
you play the game right good things
happen now where the Canucks truly Drive
team's nuts is in the offensive zone
since toet has taken over all four lines
have shown a deep commitment to being
absolutely relentless on their for check
the conu go aggressive with a 212 setup
and when I watched the footage they
remind me a lot of the Colorado team
that won the Stanley Cup a few years ago
a strong for checking team that relies
on their speed to create chaos they also
ran a similar 212 as well like Colorado
the Canucks finished their checks too
but it's the speed of the F1 and F2 that
forces Defenders to make a panic
decision Rick toet has been very
outspoken about wanting all of his
players to for check with this type of
intensity when the first two forwards
can steal a puck or win a battle they
instantly have a dangerous option in the
middle of the ice that can strike of
course the F3 or high guy has to be
responsible and make the proper reads as
to when to dive in as when you run a 212
an Elvis P or tip Puck can lead to an
odd man Rush against but when the
Canucks get possession in the offensive
zone they can absolutely torch teams
with their movement The Meta in the NHL
right now seems to be a 23 offensive
zone pressure with two forwards low and
three skaters High and a constant
movement to create separation however
when you throw a Quinn Hughes in the mix
you become borderline Unstoppable Hughes
has the innate ability to walk the line
and manipulate Wingers at his will
however the Canuck's offensive system
further empowers a player like Hughes
and gives him even more space when they
have the puck near the Blue Line they're
essentially running a scissor play with
the puck carrier having options to
either keep or drop the puck here Hughes
gets the puck at the Blue Line and tries
to make a move but decides to peel back
watch honic and kuseno come in on the
scissor route and kuseno goes in front
of the attacker to provide a tiny pick
while heroni goes behind him for support
here Hughes has options to attack the
given space or drop it this play he
decides to drop it and it creates a
solid scoring chance this type of
movement up high puts teams in a
defensive blender against Montreal it's
the same thing one player swings in
front while heroic swings behind and
because of that this Montreal Winger has
to stop up in case of a drop pass that's
exactly what Hughes wants and he St
steps right in but this isn't only
exclusive to a player like Hughes
veronic here has possession and this
time only one player will crisscross up
high just the option forces the Winger
to actually ease off of fonic in
anticipation of a drop pass that buys
him a tiny bit of space to get the puck
over to Hughes and the end result is a
goal four the Canucks run this scissor
route down low as well here Tampa is
playing man but they will switch to his
Zone when the puck goes low so watch
Hughes crisscross with kusco and he opts
to hold on to the puck instead of
dropping it the threat of Quinn Hughes
causes Tampa to collapse and look at all
that space that is left up high for all
three Vancouver players Hughes circles
the wagon and finds Brock besser in the
most dangerous area of the ice it's this
level of creativity and motion in the
offensive zone that is a big reason why
this team is first in NHL scoring to
give you an idea of how much the Canucks
have teams on their heels with their
offense in their last nine games the
Canucks have tra triled for only 53
seconds their ability to create offense
is a powerful defensive tool but it also
really helps when you have Thatcher demp
going that 131 in1 in his last 15 starts
and he's the fastest goalie in franchise
history to reach 25 wins while recording
five shutouts in the process if the
Canucks have a breakdown he's right
there to save them this team in one
year's time since Rick taka took over
has completely 180d after being
perceived as one of the biggest jokes in
the league from top down Rick toet and
the Canucks are completely
unrecognizable from the team that they
were a year ago for a team that was
filled with supposed locker room cancers
and frustrated Superstars they have come
together and created one of the
deadliest teams in the league the
expectation was to just be competitive
but if they maintain this level of play
they will be serious contenders come
April
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